Please list any noteworthy Cumbria weather events, focusing on the last 30 years. But can go back further. The bigger scale events the better, hot,dry,cold,wind,snow,hail,flooding,storm surge,landslides etc

Since we moved here in October 1986 there has only been one serious weather event that directly affected us here is Scotby. In January 2005 (at the same time as the Carlisle floods) the extremely strong winds took the ridge tiles from part of our roof.

The January 2005 floods were very interesting. I have frequently explained to people that the rain I received the day before the floods was heavy but not exceptional. I had 45mm and have had that amount on several other occasions. On 12 October 2005 I measured 78mm - I'm not sure how much flooding was associated with that but it was not as serious as the Jan flood. (Edit to say I've just seen that Carl's wettest day was the same)

I believe that flooding events usually have a number of causes. In the case of January 2005 there was certainly heavy rain (not so much in Carlisle but more in the headwaters). However there was ALSO a westerly gale and a high tide both of which would have the effect of preventing a good flow of water out of the River Eden.

In the case of the recent floods on the Cocker and Derwent the rainfall was unprecedented but ALSO it had been very wet for a long time beforehand, leaving the ground waterlogged.